Racecards
14:55 Sedgefield
Stanley & Lillian Thompson Memorial Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 188y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £9,000 added
- Winner: £4,901
- 2nd: £2,258
- 3rd: £1,129
- 4th: £565
- Form 11334-1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Peter Kavanagh
keen tracked leader, disputed 2nd at 6th, went wrong and pulled up between 3 out and 2 out
- Form 11
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer Ruth Jefferson
- Jockey B S Hughes
led, ridden 2 out, 2 lengths clear when went wrong and pulled up approaching last
- Form 2-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey Henry Brooke
tracked leaders, disputed 2nd at 6th, left clear 2nd between 3 out and 2 out, ridden when left clear approaching last
- Form 6/40
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss L Harrison
- Jockey Thomas Dowson
close up, not fluent 6th, outpaced 3 out, left poor 2nd approaching last
- Form 48
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer Samantha & Jacqueline Coward
- Jockey Jonathan England
keen hold, in rear, not fluent 6th, outpaced 3 out, left poor 3rd approaching last
In depth
Verdict
Brian Hughes has ridden Bangor winner Sweet Auburn in all of her runs to date under Rules but also partnered Ruth Jefferson’s THERMUSA on her debut under Rules. An expensive purchase, the latter bolted up over track and trip last month and could be anything. Anti Bridgie ran well in a maiden point at Monksgrange in April and looks best of the rest.
Formwatch
Sweet Auburn (IRE) 11-8 (11-2) Tracked leaders, led after 3 out, ridden before 2 out, went clear after 2 out, pushed out thereafter, comfortably, won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Aug beating One Last Dance (10-13) by 13l, 5 ran.
Thermusa 8-11fav (11-0) Made all, quickened clear after 2 out, stayed on well, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f (4) gs in Oct beating Reve De Niamh (11-0) by 8 1/2l, 5 ran.
Anti Bridgie (IRE) 7-1 (11-11) Tr ldr, mstk 5th, 5th 1/2way, jnd ldr bef 9th, 2nd 4out, drpd to 3rd & rdn bef str, 3l down last, kow late, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind The Moon Sea's Me (11-6) at Monksgrange 3m mdn sft in Apr.
Solway Primrose 400-1 (10-7) In rear, well behind from 8th, 11th of 12, dist behind Maximilian (11-0) at Carlisle 2m 4f (4) gs in Oct.
Wedding Stress 33-1 (10-8) Raced wide, tracked leaders, lost place quickly halfway, tailed off, last of 8, dist behind Rolling River (11-1) at Hexham 2m (5) gs in Oct.
Havana Cabana 150-1 (9-0) In touch in mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, well held after, last of 13, 33 1/4l behind Canagat (9-11) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Sep.